India complete clean sweep

Bengaluru: India rounded up their preparation for the Asian Games by completing a clean sweep against New Zealand in the three-match men’s hockey series at the Sports Authority of India Centre on Sunday. On an overcast evening, India took the third match 4-0 to seal the series 3-0.

Drag-flick expert Rupinder Pal Singh opened the scoring in the eighth minute, converting a penalty corner. The second goal followed soon after with Surender Kumar going past the Kiwi defence to make it 2-0. The second quarter was goalless with the Black Sticks failing to convert three penalty corners. Mandeep Singh added the third goal soon after, Vivek Sagar Prasad was denied early on. Striker Akashdeep Singh scored in the dying minutes to complete a 4-0 win.